Empress Lu pondered for a long time and went to Liu Bang's bedroom. The dusk of the dormitory was as silent as death, the wood-like waiters remained motionless all day long as if they were nailed to a pillar, and the atmosphere in the room was as viscous as summer air. Fang went to the front of the bed, but saw that Liu Bang was still asleep, and Empress Lu neither woke up nor stayed, and turned around with an expressionless face.

"E-" Liu Bang's faint call came from behind Empress Lu, Liu Bang closed his eyes and rested, and hurriedly stopped when he saw that Lu was coming and leaving. Empress Lu's eyes lit up, she stood still, and she felt a sour feeling in her heart, the name Ejiao has never been called since Liu Bang left home, and after the world was settled, Liu Bang has never called her female official title - queen, this title separates them. Liu Bang called her maiden name at this time, evoking the resentment of Empress Lu in the past, this 'Ejiao' waited too long, too late, although this call made Empress Lu feel a little warm and soft, but could no longer melt the hard and frozen heart. Lu Hou raised his head to hold back the tears in his eyes, turned around and looked at Liu Bang coldly and indifferently. Liu Bang beckoned Empress Lu to sit in front of the couch, but Empress Lu didn't speak, came to the bed to give Liu Bang a quilt, sat quietly, didn't say a word, stared at the ground expressionlessly.

"The world is yours." Liu Bangwu said this.

Lu Hou was stunned for a moment, looked at Liu Bang urgently, and said firmly, "Heaven belongs to Liu." ”

Liu Bang smiled and said to her, "After I die, take good care of Liu Ying, he has a weaker temperament, you have to help him, fortunately, some thorns have been removed, I just hope that he will take good care of the country and let the people be stable." I have made a white horse alliance with the courtiers, and you should supervise it well. ”

Empress Lu nodded 'um'.

Liu Bang saw that she was always reluctant to talk more to herself, her attitude was cold, and she always felt that she had made her unhappy somewhere, otherwise she would not even be able to accompany her with a smile even if she was critically ill for such a period of time, and Liu Bang would not be able to stick to her cold ass with a warm smile. Liu Bang finally returned to his blandness and asked Empress Lu, "Do you hate me?" ”

Empress Lu's eyes lit up and she silently did not answer.

Liu Bang was also silent for a long time, and after looking at Lu Hou for a long time, he knew that Lu Hou was resentful of him. Liu Bang said again, "Are you happy?" ”

Empress Lu also did not answer.

Liu Bang firmly complained about him, got up and leaned against the couch, and Lu Hou put a cushion behind him. Liu Bang pulled his hand and said in his heart, "You are my wife, no one can occupy your position in my heart, you are like Du Ruo, although it is ordinary, but I can't forget it." You can be the mother of the world, gentle and wise, and the concubines can not compare with you. When I die, tell them to follow their sons to their fiefdoms. Lu Hou looked at Liu Bang indifferently, and there was no ripple in his heart, as if the person in front of him had nothing to do with her, and he didn't want to listen to his words at all, but he had to nod his head indifferently.

"Call Mrs. Qi for me." Liu Bang's tone was a little weak, but there was some command.

Liu Bang knew that Mrs. Qi was surrounded by Empress Lu's order and couldn't get out, because he was worried that breaking it directly would make Empress Lu angry and embarrassed, so he had to say it like this. Empress Lu's heart lit up, and the fire of jealousy burned instantly, but she forcibly held back her anger. Empress Lu secretly gritted her teeth, the main purpose of Liu Bang's conversation with her was to see Qi Ji, and the previous words were insignificant and dispensable. Empress Lu was furious, secretly pinched her hand angrily, and squeezed out a smile in response, "Okay." When Empress Lu left the palace, he immediately ordered the soldiers on both sides to be optimistic about the emperor, he said that he would ignore anything, he was not allowed to reveal the slightest news about Yuzao Palace, and he could not let him leave Changle Palace. Fang went down the hall steps, and someone reported that the person who investigated Fan Xu's situation had returned, and Empress Lu immediately went with this person to see the secret agent. The spy told Empress Lu that Zhou Bo had taken over Fan Xu's military affairs, and Chen Ping did not dare to kill Fan Xu, and was now walking to Xiangguo, and would be back in about five or six days. Empress Lu asked the eunuch to give the spy 100 gold and told him to step down. Empress Lu immediately issued an order to the four palace gates that if Chen Ping came back with Fan Xu, Chen Ping would not be allowed to enter the palace without her permission.

After some busyness, Empress Lu returned to Changxin Palace, and did not summon Mrs. Qi for Liu Bang, Empress Lu sneered, as if this was the only way to relieve her hatred. She could think that Mrs. Qi in the Yuzao Palace was anxious to see Liu Bang, and Liu Bang, who was seriously ill, also wanted to see her even more because she was worried about Qi Ji's safety. Looking at the direction of the Yuzao Palace and sneering for a while, Empress Lu went back to the dormitory to rest, and no longer paid attention to Liu Bang's words all night. In the early morning of the next day, Empress Lu asked the soldier who was guarding Liu Bang's dormitory, and asked the emperor if he had been angry and threw things last night, and the soldier said that everything in the house was quiet, and at the end of the day, the emperor turned off the lights and fell asleep. The soldier also said that he had brought food in early this morning, and when he saw that the emperor had become delirious, he kept calling him, but he never woke up, and only vaguely shouted Mrs. Qi's name. Empress Lu suddenly had fire in her eyes, and her face was cold. Fang said, someone reported that the prince wanted to go in to see his father, and Empress Lu ordered someone to bring Liu Ying to her. Empress Lu said to Liu Ying, "Your father is talking with Mrs. Qi inside, don't disturb." Liu Ying said 'oh', and asked Empress Lu about the emperor's condition, Empress Lu said that the emperor's condition was getting worse, Liu Ying was shocked, and Empress Lu stroked his back to comfort him. As soon as Liu Ying was sent away, someone came to report to Lu Hou, saying that he was irrigating the baby to pacify Huainan, pacifying the people in Chu and Huai, and led the army back to Chang'an, and is now arriving in Sui County. Lu Hou thought about it carefully, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he seemed to have a plan for the overall situation.

In the afternoon, a sudden drizzle washed away the turbid air, and the earth was refreshed and full of spring. Someone reported to Lu Hou, saying that Mrs. Qi was scolding in Yuzao Palace, and her words were extremely ugly. Empress Lu was reluctant to pay attention to it at first, and then went to the Yuzao Palace in person, and before she entered the hall, she heard Mrs. Qi's filthy words coming from the palace, "...... You will cut off your children and grandchildren, and it will be difficult for pheasants to fly for a long time......" other words scolding the ancestors of the eight generations are indispensable. Dai Qing couldn't listen to it, and persuaded Lu Hou to leave quickly. Lu Hou remained silent, and broke the door straight in with a cold face. Mrs. Qi was startled, and when she saw that it was Empress Lu who arrived, she immediately stopped the insults, neither saluted Empress Lu, nor took the initiative to speak to her, and there seemed to be anger in her chest that had not yet been vented, so she forcibly held back her anger, motionless and silent, her eyes looked straight at one place, and Mrs. Qi still had a trace of fear for Empress Lu.

"He wants to see you." Empress Lu broke the dull atmosphere and said to Mrs. Qi coldly.

Mrs. Qi was overjoyed, and ran out like a wind.

"But I don't." Empress Lu said loudly. Mrs. Qi, who had reached the threshold, stopped suddenly, and there were already soldiers guarding the door outside the palace gate. Mrs. Qi turned her head and glared at Empress Lu, speechless angrily. Empress Lu turned her head and looked at him with a sneer, Mrs. Qi stepped forward, her eyes cracked and said to Empress Lu as if she had ordered, "I want to see him." Empress Lu arrogantly raised her head and despised Mrs. Qi, sneered, turned away, and ignored it. Mrs. Qi wanted to come out, and the soldiers guarded the door.

"I'll tell him you're dead." Empress Lu didn't look back, and threw this sentence back loudly and unceremoniously and unobscurely. Mrs. Qi was furious and helpless, gritted her teeth and hated, eager to pounce on her like a cat and bite an incurable sore on her neck.

When Empress Lu came back from Yuzao Palace, she went straight back to Liu Bang's outhouse, and the waiter said that the emperor had been shouting all the time, and he didn't know what to shout. Empress Lu went straight into the back room, looked at Liu Bang who was talking nonsense with cold eyes, and came to Liu Bang's couch, Empress Lu looked at Liu Bang with a cold and indifferent face for a long time, and let him lie on the couch and talk nonsense. At this time, although Liu Bang's heart was a little clear, he was speechless, and the wound had been suppurating for a long time, but Empress Lu did not call the imperial doctor for treatment, and he couldn't get out of bed. Seeing Lu Hou standing next to him, Liu Bang wanted to get up but was powerless, wanted to say but couldn't, he was anxious, and his hands were still struggling to support. Seeing his anxious look, Empress Lu told himself in his heart that he must be anxious about Mrs. Qi's safety, and when she thought of this, she suddenly felt a wave of anger rushing to her head. Empress Lu looked at Liu Bang with both eyes, and half-leaned over and said coldly to him, "She died, she accidentally went down the stairs yesterday, rolled down from above, and died." "The more you talk about it, the more angry Liu Bang means. Liu Bang's eyes widened, he couldn't speak, his eyes were full of anxiety and heartache, followed by old tears.

"The sky is selfless, the earth is selfless, and the sun and the moon are selfless. God bless the virtuous people, Liu Ying will make the Han Dynasty develop and grow. Lu Hou said with his hand on Liu Bang's wrist. Liu Bang's hands trembled, and he was remorseful. Empress Lu never left all night, never said a word to him again, only sat quietly by the couch all night, and seemed to have a lot of knowledge about himself and Liu Bang and the world. At the end of the Yin period, Empress Lu saw Liu Bang's face slightly resentful, lying there motionless, the room was very quiet, but he couldn't hear his breathing. Empress Lu hurriedly touched his neck vein, tried his snort again, leaned over to listen to his heartbeat, but it was all ineffective. Empress Lu didn't hurry to take his hand to test the temperature, it was already cold. Empress Lu understood that Liu Bang had died, and it was April Jiachen at this time. Empress Lu covered her mouth and cried quietly, but she couldn't cry tears, and she couldn't cry after crying after a while of calmness. Empress Lu covered Liu Bang's quilt and ordered someone to quickly pass on the trial to enter the palace and wait for her in Changxin Palace.

In less than half an hour, the trial food rushed to the Changxin Palace, all the attendants in the palace have been waved away by Lu Hou, the trial food saw this, the heart was puzzled, and urgently asked Lu Hou what was the matter and called.

"The Emperor is dead." Lu Houdao.

Judging the food, it was shocked, almost fell to the ground, and the trial of the food could not slow down, and was stunned.

Empress Lu asked him to sit down in the banquet and whispered to him, "You are my confidant, I hope that today's events will not be passed on to other people's ears." ”

He didn't know what Empress Lu was going to say, so he nodded paradoxically.

"The others have not yet known that the emperor has been in the palace, and I urgently summoned you to discuss important matters with you." Empress Lu said cautiously, "The ministers of the court and His Majesty were all people. It is a fact that they are vassals in the north and their hearts are often martingale, Zang Di, Han Wangxin, Chen Xuan, Huaiyin Marquis, Peng Yue, Di Bu and others are facts, they have not yet surrendered to His Majesty, and they still have two hearts. Liu Ying, the young lord of this matter, there must be some ministers in the DPRK who do not take it seriously, and take advantage of His Majesty's great behavior to take advantage of the situation, and the world will be in the midst of war, which I do not want to see. ”

"What do you want to do?"

"If you don't punish your clan, the world will be uneasy." Empress Lu said confidently, "I can send an envoy to order Chen Ping and Guan Ying to guard Xingyang to prevent the Kwantung mutiny; The edict ordered Guo Meng, Chen Bi and others to guard the northern land and Shangjun to prevent the Hu people from going south. It is necessary to kill all the generals in Chang'an City, block the news, and then kill Chen Ping, Guo Meng and others. ”

He felt that it was inappropriate in every way, and he didn't dare to agree to Empress Lu's words, and he didn't dare not agree, he hesitated for a long time, and saw that Empress Lu stared at him as if he was also murderous. Therefore, Empress Lu did not mourn for Liu Bang, and wanted to use Liu Bang's residual power to shock the world.

Juyi was depressed because of this, and drank at home every day, knowing that Empress Lu's strategy was outrageous, and he didn't know how to persuade her. At night, he was drunk, and the servants helped him to rest, and the servants talked nonsense after being drunk due to excessive pressure, so that the servants could hear clearly and understand the matter of Empress Lu's desire to punish the generals of Chang'an. This servant is called back and forth by the trial on weekdays, he is very disrespectful, and even often insults him, the servant has a grudge, and is related to the queen Lu, the servant is nowhere to report, suddenly a flash in his mind, the heart. The servants went straight to the mansion of the merchants. The servants of the Lishang Mansion all knew that the trial had won the trust of Empress Lu, so they did not dare to neglect the subordinates of the Trial, and immediately let him enter the Lishang Mansion. The subordinate immediately took him to see Li Shang. Li Shangfang wanted to undress and fall asleep, but when he heard the invitation of the judge, he hurriedly dressed and came out to meet him. The servant whispered something in Li Shang's ear, but when he saw Li Shang's eyes widen in shock, Li Shang ordered someone to give the servant a hundred gold and told him to go back first. Li Shang stayed awake all night, tossing and turning.

The next day, Li Shang carried a pot of wine and went straight into the mansion of the judge, and saw that the judge was drinking stuffy wine, and the Li Shang smiled and sat opposite the judge. Judging that he drank a little, and saw that there was one more innocent person on the other side, he looked at it and saw that it was a businessman, and he smiled drunkly, but immediately shook his head and sighed, and drank the wine.

"What's wrong with Master Hou being upset and drunk?" Li Shang asked.

"Can't talk to you." Judging his drunkenness, he shook his head and didn't say anything.

"But did Empress Lu kill the generals?" Li Shang got straight to the point and said bluntly, "Is Master Hou upset and depressed about this?" ”

When he heard this, he looked at Li Shang in shock, knowing that he had never mentioned this matter to him, how did he know. Then he woke up most of the wine and asked Li Shang to go down.

"If this strategy is used, the Han family will be in danger." Li Shang said eagerly, "I heard that Your Majesty has been dead for four days without mourning, and Empress Lu wants to use His Majesty's residual power to kill the generals, if you really use this strategy, the world will be in danger." Chen Ping and Guan Ying were not allowed to return to Beijing, but let them wait for 100,000 soldiers to guard Xingyang, and Fan Xu and Zhou Bo would set 200,000 Dingyan Dynasty, if they heard that the emperor had died and all the generals in the court were killed, they would return to Guanzhong with the soldiers. The ministers are inside, and the generals are anti-external, if this is true, the Han family is really going to wait for the Hou Ye. ”

Judging the food behind his back scared out of a cold sweat, his mouth was dry, and he could hear the words of Li Shang reasonably, as if he had been enlightened, he gave a deep hand to Li Shang after putting aside the wine, and said sincerely, "If it weren't for the words of the Hou Ye, the trial would have harmed the Han family." The trial entered the palace at this moment, and the Hou Ye returned first. ”

"The Han family has a Jun family, fortunately." Li Shang said goodbye to the trial and returned home. Judging the food, he didn't dare to stay for a moment, and immediately entered the palace to see Lu Hou, and turned Li Shang's words to him to Lu Hou, Lu Hou listened to it, was taken aback, and thought about his own strategy, so he felt afraid. Empress Lu showed a slightly calm smile and said to the judge, "Weijun, the Han family has been destroyed by me. Judging his stiff smile, his legs still trembled.

In the afternoon, Empress Lu mourned Liu Bang and announced that the emperor had died. The government and the opposition were shocked and mourned. All the concubines and princes all cried and shook the sky. The people of Chang'an were all dressed in plain clothes and cried to the ground. Because the prince did not see his father for the last time, he deeply blamed himself for his unfilial piety, and cried the most sadly, crying and fainting, and Empress Lu ordered someone to help him back to the prince's palace. Lingqian didn't see Mrs. Qi alone, and Zhu Ji didn't dare to ask Empress Lu when she saw this, so she only cried vigorously. The cry in the palace shook the sky, and Mrs. Qi heard that the emperor had died in Yuzao Palace, and she fainted to the ground at once. On this day, everyone was busy, painful, and tired, and they went back one after another. In front of Liu Bang's spirit, only Lu Hou guarded alone, Lu Hou did not say a word, did not cry or make trouble, his face was cold, and he quietly kept watch in front of Liu Bang's spirit all night.